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Introduction

Telkom is one of South Africa’s largest communications providers, offering businesses a broad range of connectivity and services: fibre, LTE and mobile, business voice, and cloud and hosting products, backed by national infrastructure.

Who it suits

Telkom fits a business that wants connectivity and communications from a large national provider with wide coverage, and values having several services under one supplier.

What you get

  • Fibre, LTE and mobile connectivity with national coverage.
  • Business voice and communication services.
  • Cloud, hosting and IT products for businesses.
  • Bundled options across connectivity and services.

Pricing

Telkom prices its business products in rands across a wide range of plans and bundles. Check the current pricing for the specific connectivity or service you need.

Our take

Telkom’s strength is breadth and national reach, which suits businesses in areas where other providers are thin. Compare its service levels and pricing against specialist business ISPs for your needs. Solid connectivity is the foundation for the technology your business depends on.

Technology explained

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Main Features

Uncapped Data: Telkom’s business fibre offering has no fair usage policy (FUP) limits and no network throttling on standard core and endless solutions.

Flexible Terms: Telkom allows for users to choose between 12- or 24-month contracts which usually include installation and a router. Some options also have month-to-month contracts.

Prepaid Options: Some offers might be prepaid, meaning they are contract-free, credit-vetting-free, time-based prepaid vouchers ranging from short-term use up to 30 days.

Hardware: Many plans feature a Wi-Fi enabled Optical Network Terminal (ONT) or bundled router configuration.

Scalable Speeds: Telkom has asymmetrical and symmetrical bandwidth tiers scaling from basic business connections up to ultra-fast 1Gbps options.

Note: Telkom no longer offers ADSL options.

Pricing

There are number of fibre providers available on Telkom’s platform, each with its own pricing and contract details. Some ideal plans for SMEs are:

Telkom Prepaid Compact Fibre – R0 once-off, available from 20Mbps to 50Mbps download speeds. The plan features:

  • Free installation (promo)
  • 14-day uncapped Internet data
  • Wi-Fi enabled ONT
  • Fibre installation

Telkom Business Easy Connect Fibre – From R309 on contract, available from 10Mbps to 40Mbps download speed. The plan features:

  • Asymmetrical Broadband access
  • Uncapped data
  • Wi-Fi enabled ONT
  • Requires no router

Telkom Business Core Fibre Lite – R853 per month on a 12-month contract including 50Mbps download speed. The plan features:

  • Uncapped data
  • No throttling
  • No FUP
  • High speed asymmetrical broadband access
  • Telkom core fibre
  • VoIP calling plan
  • MoBiz Smart Marketing (basic plan)

Telkom Business Endless Fibre Classic – R949 per month on a 12-month contract including 50Mbps download speed. The plan features:

  • High speed asymmetrical broadband access
  • Uncapped data
  • No fair usage policy
  • No throttling
  • Telkom endless fibre
  • VoIP calling plan
  • MoBiz smart marketing (Basic plan)
Pros and Cons

Pros

Has a free plan
Uninterrupted Internet connectivity
Uncapped data

Cons

Availability depends strictly on area coverage
Can have upfront costs
FAQs

Telkom Core and Telkom Endless Fibre are products that run over Openserve Fibre Network, and they provide access and uncapped internet data. There is no FUP and no throttling.

12-Month contract (*includes router & installation) and month-to-month (excludes router & installation).

No, value-Added Services are optional. They can be purchased at an additional charge.

No, the new Telkom Core Fibre and Telkom Endless Fibre are bundled with Uncapped internet with no Fair Usage policy and no throttling throughout the day.

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